Actor Lee Majors, who spoke at the WorldFest gala, and his wife Faith have moved to Houston.

Actor Lee Majors, who spoke at the WorldFest gala, and his wife Faith have moved to Houston.

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"Garbage," from producer Alina Shrayhman and director Phil Volken, was an audience favorite. The filmmakers, both originally from Moscow, came from LA to pick up their Remi at the 45th annual WorldFest-houston at the Marriott Westchase. less

"Garbage," from producer Alina Shrayhman and director Phil Volken, was an audience favorite. The filmmakers, both originally from Moscow, came from LA to pick up their Remi at the 45th annual WorldFest-houston ... more

After sifting through more than 4,000 entries, WorldFest-Houston International Independent Film Festival judges picked a bevy of winners from across the globe for the 2012 Grand Remi Statuette Awards. The honors were awarded at an international-theme gala at the Marriott Westchase, where Lee Majors spoke and festival founder Hunter Todd emceed. This was Todd's 45th WorldFest, making it the country's longest-running independent film festival.

WorldFest's Best Actor award went to Jed Rees, in Phil Volken's "Garbage," an audience favorite. Gwendoline Yeo won Best Actress for "Heathens & Thieves."

The Houston Film Critics Society presented two Critics Choice Awards selected from the world premieres in the competition, "Gotthard Schuh: A Sensual Vison of the World" for Best Documentary and "Three of a Kind," for Best Feature. The critics' acting awards went to Jodi Russell ("Three of a Kind"), John Savage ("The Black Dove"), Brandon Tyler Russell ("Smitty") and Grace Powell ("Jacob, TX, USA").